Gwyneth Paltrow’s Many Mushroom Soup, a Pinterest recipe test

So Gwyneth Paltrow has been ticking people off by “counciously uncoupling” (rather than just, say, separating or divorcing) and ticking working moms off by claiming they have it so much easier than her because “when you have an office job, because it’s routine and, you know, you can do all the stuff in the morning and then you come home in the evening.” Oh, lord.

Well, with her on my mind I decided to try her recipe for Many Mushroom Soup, which I had found on Pinterest and pinned to my “Food to Live On” board. I didn’t have high hopes. I mean, this is a woman who clearly loves the flavor of her own feet in her mouth, so how good could this be?

Well, surprise, surprise. The soup – comprised basically of shiitake, portobello and crimini mushrooms sauteed with onions and herbs, stewed in vegetable stock and then pureed – was shockingly rich and creamy for all its lightness. I adore cream of mushroom soup, but jeez, I might as well inject that straight into my butt.

The soup ended up with a mildly grainy texture, sort of like really soft Malt-O-Meal, with tons of earthy, mushroom flavor. Although delicious, it was a bit one-note, and on my next try (and there will be a next try) I am going to cut out some of the veggie stock and replace it with red wine – maybe 1/2 a cup or so. Here’s the whole recipe.

There are plenty of reasons to dislike Gwynnie, but this recipe is not one of them. If you make it, email me and let me know how it goes.